Salisbury author publishes new book on Stonehenge

Salisbury author Colin Parker is an independent historian and researcher, who has just published a new book ‘How to read Stonehenge - an after sunrise and before sunset guided tour for the discerning visitor'. (Image: Getty Images)

Salisbury author Colin Parker is an independent historian and researcher, who has just published a new book ‘How to read Stonehenge - an after sunrise and before sunset guided tour for the discerning visitor'.

Colin Parker sets out a clear and concise argument to unlock the secrets of this ancient site and how the builders and people were to use it: how the sky-watching architects of Stonehenge cleverly combined pairs of stone formations to provide stunning, multiple-slit viewing perspectives that indicate the solar migration movements, dividing not only the Neolithic but also today's vitally important agricultural year.

Colin Parker's new book

We think of Stonehenge as a religious temple but it is much more.

This book is also an essential accompaniment for any visitor to Stonehenge with a detailed walk through its construction and how you too can read the stones.

The front cover shows the multiple-slit stone formations chosen by the architects for the June summer solstice sunset, when Stonehenge is closed to the public.

For further information, signed copies, stunning photographs taken after sunrise and before sunset at Stonehenge and at other earthwork constructions within the surrounding Stonehenge landscape featured in the book visit: www.howtoreadstonehenge.com